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9/11 Postcards Memorial in Staten Island
September 30, 2025 | NEW YORK
STEVE WHITE, Correspondent

Photo by STEVE WHITELieutenant Joseph Lapointe the head of the FDNY Ceremonial Unit is shown at his last 9/11 observance. The Lieutenant is retiring after 4 decades of service to the City of New York.

Photo by STEVE WHITELieutenant LaPointe saluting at the Postcards Memorial.

Photo by STEVE WHITETaps being played at the Memorial.

Photo by STEVE WHITEThe Fireboat 343 named after the firefighters killed on 9/11 was at the observance.
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Staten Island held it's annual 9/11 observance at the Postcards Memorial on Sept.11,2025. Marine 9 gave a water display to honor those Staten Islanders killed in 2001.